OBJECTIVE(S): Students will listen to a Podcast of their choice and answer questions, demonstrating their listening comprehension.
DIRECTIONS: 1. Select and listen to the Podcast of your choice below. 2. After listening to the Podcast respond to the questions in the Student Response section.
PODCASTS:
Cinderella
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. What happened to Cinderella's mother? 3. What is the main problem in the story? 4. What items did the Fairy Godmother use to help Cinderella go to the ball? 5. What happens after midnight? 6. What do you think a headdress is? 7. What time is eleven and three-quarters? 8. How long did the ball last? 9. How did the prince find Cinderella? 10. Would you forgive the sisters? Why or why not?
1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. Who is the narrator of the story? 3. How does he describe himself? 4. What does it mean to take the silver medal? 5. What is the tortoise described as looking like? 6. What does hibernate mean? 7. How long can a tortoise live? 8. What did the hare say was the tortoise's top speed? 9. Who won the race? 10. What lesson can you learn from this story?
1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. Who is the narrator of the story? 3. What was his job? 4. What would he rather be doing? 5. Who was the boy to be watching for? 6. What did the boy do to the villagers? 7. How did the villagers react? 8. What was the boy's second trick? 9. What happened when the wolf arrived? 10. What lesson can you learn from this story?
BENEFITS OF USING PODCASTS: Through the use of podcasting, this lesson plan will appeal to the auditory and visual learners. Students can review the podcast to help reinforce the materials or review details of the story if they missed a detail. Podcasts used in the fashion of storytelling can help elicit feelings and allow the students to use their imagination as they listen to the story.
ASSESSMENT: Students will demonstrate a proficient understanding of the story with 8 or more responses correct. If students do not demonstrate proficiency, they will repeat the activity with a different podcast.
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Comprehension through Podcasts
GRADE: Third Grade
SUBJECT: Language Arts
OBJECTIVE(S):
Students will listen to a Podcast of their choice and answer questions, demonstrating their listening comprehension.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select and listen to the Podcast of your choice below.
2. After listening to the Podcast respond to the questions in the Student Response section.
PODCASTS:
2. What happened to Cinderella's mother?
3. What is the main problem in the story?
4. What items did the Fairy Godmother use to help Cinderella go to the ball?
5. What happens after midnight?
6. What do you think a headdress is?
7. What time is eleven and three-quarters?
8. How long did the ball last?
9. How did the prince find Cinderella?
10. Would you forgive the sisters? Why or why not?
2. Who is the narrator of the story?
3. How does he describe himself?
4. What does it mean to take the silver medal?
5. What is the tortoise described as looking like?
6. What does hibernate mean?
7. How long can a tortoise live?
8. What did the hare say was the tortoise's top speed?
9. Who won the race?
10. What lesson can you learn from this story?
2. Who is the narrator of the story?
3. What was his job?
4. What would he rather be doing?
5. Who was the boy to be watching for?
6. What did the boy do to the villagers?
7. How did the villagers react?
8. What was the boy's second trick?
9. What happened when the wolf arrived?
10. What lesson can you learn from this story?
BENEFITS OF USING PODCASTS:
Through the use of podcasting, this lesson plan will appeal to the auditory and visual learners. Students can review the podcast to help reinforce the materials or review details of the story if they missed a detail. Podcasts used in the fashion of storytelling can help elicit feelings and allow the students to use their imagination as they listen to the story.
ASSESSMENT:
Students will demonstrate a proficient understanding of the story with 8 or more responses correct. If students do not demonstrate proficiency, they will repeat the activity with a different podcast.
STUDENT RESPONSES:
DIRECTIONS:
Finished early? Listen to the more Podcast Stories at
http://storynory.com